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(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Shet 1; J. SMITH 81: J. STAKE.

WOOL 'GOMBING MACHINE; N0. 438,755.

Patented 0013,21, 1890.

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J. SMITH & J. STAKE.

WOOL GOMBING MAGHINE.

No. 438,755. Patented Oct. 21, 1890'.

(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 J. SMITH & J; STAKE.

WOOL GOMBING MACHINE.

N0.438,755. Patented 001:. 21, 1890.

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UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN SMITH AND JOB STAKE, OF HALIFAX, ENGLAND.

WOOL-COMBING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 438,755, dated October21, 1890. Application filed May 13, 1890. $erial No. 351,624. (Nomodel.) Patented in England October 23, 1889, No. 16,713.

To all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN SMITH and JOB STAKE, citizens of GreatBritain, residing at Halifax, in the county of York, England, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in WVool-Combing Machines,(for which we have obtained a patent in Great Britain No.16, 713, datedOctober 23,1889;) and we do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to wool-combing machines; and it consists in thenovel construction and combination of the parts hereinaf-.

ter fully described and claimed.

In order that our invention may be understood, we will make reference tothe accompanyiu g drawings illustrative thereof, where- 1n Figure 1 is afront view of such parts of a Nobles combing-machine as are necessary toshow the application of our improvements, and Fig. 2 is a side view ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail side view of the rollers d and e, showingparts of the comb-circles and frame in section. Fig. 4 is a plan of themachine from above, a part being broken away. Figs. 5 and 6 are detailfront and plan views of portions of the comb-circles and the pressingdevices drawn to a larger scale.

A represents the large or outer combingcircle, and B B B represent thesmall or inner combing-circles, from the centers of each of which smallcircles a pillar or standard 0 projects for supporting the variousbrackets carrying our improved parts. These combing-circles are providedwith gills or pins in the ordinary manner, and for the purpose ofpressing the fiber between the teeth of the combs we mounton a shortshaft two disks a and b, one of which is made to revolve within theintervening spaces of the pins of the large circle and the other withinthe spaces of the small circle, as shown in Figs 1, 2, 5, and 6, thelatter of which are enlarged views of our improved parts. The edges orperipheries of these disks are milled or slightly serrated, and they aremade to revolve by the beveled spur-wheel 0, (shown in dotted lines inFig. 1 and in full lines in Fig. 2,) which spur-wheel receives itsrotary motion through the bevelwheel D and upright shaft E and by thetrain of gearing F. In combination with these driven disks a and l) weemploy a small dabbing-brush G for the purpose of preventing the fiber(after it has been pressed into the teeth of the circles by the disks (1and b) from rising out of the said teeth. Therefore, as the circlesleave each other at the tangent with the fiber well in the teeth thecombing and lashing out of the said fiber are effectually and properlyperformed. The dabbing-brush is made to reciprocate up and down by aneccentric driven by pulleys H, H, H and strap 1.

In combination with the dabbing-brush G and serrated revolving disks toand b we em ploy two pairs of disks or rollers 01 and e, the edges ofwhich are provided with teeth, and they are employed for the purpose ofguiding and pressing the fiber onto the steel plate f, just before thesaid fiber reaches the disks a and b. It will be observed in thedrawings that the lower parts of those disks revolve part way downbetween the teeth of the large circle for pressing the fiber down amongthe said teeth.

By dispensing with the ordinary form of dabbing-brush and employingdisks with milled edges-such as a and b-in combination withdabbing-brush G and rollers (l and e, the fiber is pressed well into theteeth of the combs, ready for the combing operation,

which is effected by the separation of the combs, in addition to whichadvantage the said combs can be run at a greater speed than hitherto, asthe pressing-disks are always acting .on the fiber and never leave thecircles, as is the case with the dabbing-brush. Consequently a greaterquantity of fiber can be combed in a given time than by the old methodof forcing the fiber into the combs by a brush.

W'e impart rotary motion to our devices by means of the belt-pulleys Kand miter-wheels 1 and 2, which drive the shaft -3 inside the centralpillar J. The motion of shaft 3 is communicated to the vertical shaftsinside the pillars O by similartrains of spur-wheels F, as shown in Fig.2. Belt-pulleys H are secured upon the shafts 4, and belt-pulleys H aresecured upon the horizontal shafts 0, upon which are secured theeccentrics 6 for reciprocating the brushes G. The belt I communicatesthe motion of the said pulleys, and is supported by the guide-pulleysII, as shown in Fig. l. The disks a and b are driven from the shafts 4through trains of gearing F, shafts E, and beveled wheels D and c, ashereinbefore described. The disks d and e are driven from spur-pinions'7, secured to the Wheels 0, which pinions gear into the idle- Wheels 8,which in turn transmit their motion to the spur-pinions 9, secured onthe same shaft with the disks (1 and e, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

\Vhat we claim isl. In a combing-machine, the combination, with a largecomb-circle and a small internal comb-circle, of the positively-drivendisks a and band the reciprocating dabbing-brush G, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

2. In a combing-machine, the combination,

with a large comb-circle and a small internal comb-circle, of thepositively-driven disks to and b, the reciprocating dabbing-brush G, andthe revoluble disksdand e, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

3. In a combing-machine, the combination, with a large comb-circle and asmall internal comb-circle, of the plate f, the disks d and e, the disksa and b, the intermediate spur-Wheels coupling the said pairs of diskstogether, a revoluble shaft, and intermediate spur-Wheels operativelyconnecting the said shaft with the disks a and b, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof We afiix our signatures in presence of twoWitnesses.

' JOHN SMITH.

JOB STAKE. Witnesses:

ERNEST P. NEWTON,

llloorfield Villa, Ifalifam. HEDLEY S. OGDEN,

132 Gibbct Street, I-Ializjfcm.

